Beat Stops Here: Lessons on and Off the Podium for Today's Conductor

by Mark Gibson

In The Beat Stops Here: Lessons on and off the Podium for Today's Conductor, master conductor Mark Gibson addresses the technique of conducting as an extension of intimate knowledge of the score to the hands and arms. He employs a variety of everyday activities and motions (brushing the dog, Tinkerbelle, the "door knob") to describe the physical aspects of the role. He advocates a comprehensive, detailed approach to score study, addressing major works...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019060588X
• ISBN13: 9780190605889
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.9"